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Pvt Roscoe Farrol Baker

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Pvt Roscoe Farrol Baker

Birth
Bethune, Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
Death
10 Feb 1945 (aged 25)
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands
Burial
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot
O 313
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Baker was killed as a bystander by flying debris from a B-29 named "Jook" Girl as it crashed on takeoff from the island of Tinian on February 10, 1945. The entire crew of 11 men were killed. They were fully loaded and headed for a bombing mission to Ota, Japan. The B-29 was not able to gain altitude and crashed.

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Baker was killed as a bystander by flying debris from a B-29 named "Jook" Girl as it crashed on takeoff from the island of Tinian on February 10, 1945. The entire crew of 11 men were killed. They were fully loaded and headed for a bombing mission to Ota, Japan. The B-29 was not able to gain altitude and crashed.

www.jookgirl.weebly.com

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Entered the service from South Carolina.

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  • Created by: Jeff Hall
  • Added: Jan 16, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64284442/roscoe_farrol-baker: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Roscoe Farrol Baker (2 May 1919–10 Feb 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64284442, citing National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by Jeff Hall (contributor 47296194).